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THE WEEKLY ALASKA CITIZEN
VOL. VIII. __FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. _MONDAY MORNING, NOV. 12, 1917.____NO. 38
POLICE FRUSTRATE PLOT
OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
ASSIST COMRADES ESCAPE
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i'HK'AOO, 111., Nov. 10. -Conslder
{»;*■ - \ fnirnt was caused in this
•> an.l some uneasiness, when it
b( am" known that the police ha<l
discovered what is considered by
tli m to have been a plot to deliver
nint • eon members of the Industrial
Wckers of tile World from the po
lice *.o lorn Tin- watchfulness
•(.- police frustrated the plot, and
two persons, one man and a young
r! ,\!i-cn years old, are under ar
r.-st charged with being implicated
in the plot.
The nineteen I. W W. have been
hi : ! .n one Jail, and today the police
wen- intending to transfer them to
■h'-r prisons. Shortly before the
tune set for tbe transfer, a man
handed a note to a Jail guard ad
: • ised to William D Haywood, the
tender of the I W W. who is held
cider an indictment charging him
’. Ith sedition. This note read: "What
action should we take on the out
side" Give answer to the girl in
red."
The guard delivered the note to
police officials, who shortly aft' :
ward arrested a girl wearing a red
costume near the jail entrance, Neith
e- the man delivering the note nor
the girl would make any statements
after their arrests.
The police are Incliiiia] to believi
that the note was delivered to the
wrong jail guard, and that another
guard, who possibly had been bought
up by the I \V. \V„ wins supposed
to have received the note and given
it to Haywood. It is the opinion of
the officials that the prisoners were
planning to make a break for free
dom while being transferred from
one jail to the others. All nineteen
of them were later transferred in
safety and under a double cordon
of guards.
\ .-S ■ ' ct If ! I*! 1 hS 1
, AltlS, Nov. lu. Dispatches re
-d b> tile war office ibis looming
a,\ i• .in account of extended air
ra.d." pulled oil by the Geruma avia
tors last uiglit over Zuydcoote and
Dunkirk. Seven persons were killed
a: Z lydcoote. and nine wounded, and
' Dunkirk three were killed and
three wounded.
Tie- enemy planes were massed in
great numbers in both places, and
hundreds of bombs filled with shrap
ne. \\i-re dropped on botlt places.
'l ilt* damage done was considerable,
several tires being started in both
towns which gained great headway \
while the bombardment was going
mi, and in one or two instances
were extinguished with difficulty.
At Zuydcoote a French hospital
:..led w. li wounded was selected as
the special target of the enemy avi
ators, and all the casualties in this
town were inflicted in th.s hospital.
Among the wounded were two Red
Gross nurses.
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NENANA, Oct. 10. G. \V I’en
n.ncon was elected president of the
Nenana Commercial club for next
year at a meeting of that body last
night, defeating Robert E Burns by a
vote of 16 to 7. Mr. Burns was the J
first president of the organization j
and is considered one of the livest
wires in the district.
Mr. Pennington is well known i
throughout Alaska, and the mer- j
chants, and, in fact, all of Nenana,
are confident that he will make an j
efficient officer and be able to keep j
the commercial organization keyed to
th highest pitch at all times.
First class mail from the Outside
will n-ach Fairbanks today.
POLICE GUARD
SCOTT NEARING
TALKING P CE
t Alilted Pi < ss)
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 10. Professor
Scott Nearing, of University of Penn
sylvania fame, today delivered a
speech in a down town hall under
the auspices of the People's Council
for Democracy upon peace terms,
and in line with the activities ol
the People's Council which have
been causing so much unfavorable
comment throughout the l nited
United States. The professor was
under a heavy police guard at the
time lie was making the address,
ui order to prevent any disturbances
and possible violence toward the
speaker by jeering crowds.
Several hundred people attended
the meeting and gave the professor
a warm reception. Ironical cheering
forced him to pause on several o -
cusions, and frequent hoots and cni
calls enlivened the speech. A po
lice stenographer was present under
orders from the department and took
down every word spoken by Nearing.
After haranguing the gathering for
more than an hour, he offered for
sale cards of membership to the Peo
ple’s Council and by urgent solici
tation succeeded in selling one card.
FISHING BOAT
ALMOST SINKS
(Associated Press)
PRINCE. RUPERT, B. C., Nov. 10.
-The Shamrock Third, a fishing
schooner bound from Ketchikan to
Seattle loaded with codfish and sal
moil from the former port, arrived
in port here late this afternoon in
an almost sinking condition. The
vessel hit a rock in Enright sound
and with greatest difficulty made
port. She will be beached here and
repairs will be made if possible,
and the boat will proceed for her
home port at Seattle.
LENINE APPOINTED PREMIER
OF RUSSIA BY MAXIMALISTS;
KERENSKY REMAINS UNFOU D
I \ .-.Intel Press )
PETROGRAD, Nov. 10. The All
Russian Congress of Workmen’s and
Soldiers' delegates are reported un
officially to have met this morning
and. after appointing a cabinet, ad
journed immediately. The cabinet
is headed by Nikolai Lenine, who
was made premier, and Leon Trot
zky, minister of foreign affairs.
It is also stated that this cabinet
is not permanently selected but will
serve only until the assembly of
constituents approves of it or se
lects others to serve in their places.
Arrangements are now under way
to ask all of the warring nations to
agree upon a three months’ armistice
in accordance with the suggestion
outlined by Lenine yesterday in his
speech to the Maximalist congress.
It is expected that communications
regarding this will be dispatched to
all nations immediately, as Russia
desires peace without delay.
Throughout the entire country, rep
resentatives of the revolutionary
government are seeking Kerensky.
No trace of him has been discov
ered since he addressed three regi
ments of soldiers at Gatchina last
Wednesday. He has mysteriously
disappeared, leaving no trace.
The revolutionary . government hat
issued appeals to the soldiers now
; supporting the movement to remain
steadfast and resist any efforts of
Kerensky, Korniloff and other Rus
; sian leaders to win them over. In
j both Petrograd and Moscow the con
i ditions remain normal, everyone ap
• parently awaiting the action of the
■ Maximalists in turning over lands
' to all peasants and giving the con
Itrol of all industries to the workmen.
British Advancing
On Flanders Front
( Associate*! rr * ss>
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK MORE
THAN HALF A MILE IN SEV
ERAL POINTS ON FRONT.
I A sseclateU Press)
LONDON. Nov 10 Tile Brit
ish forces in Flanders today ad
vanced in some places along a
wide front one half mile nearer
Haulers, which is the objec'ive
of the present big offensive of
General Haig. Many fortfiied
farms were taken by the British
in the low area between the
Chendaele ridge and the German
positions near the Iloulers-tistend
railroad, most of these farms ly
ing to the north of Goeberg.
Haig advises the war office t >
night that he had captured all
objectives aimed at during the
day, and will follow up his ad
v:intage immediately.
In the neighborhood of Pass
Chaendaele, the British delivered
smashing blows against the pos
tions of the enemy still held on
the ridge, driving out several
nests of massed machine gun
platoons, and advancing more
than -S00 yards on this front
The Canadians carried the Ger
man positions just beyond the
town of Pass Chaendale and have
consolidated the new positions
into their own lines.
NIGHT RIDERS
GIVE TAR BATH
(Assoc late 1 Press»
TULSA, Okla„ Nov. 10. Stripped
to the waist and with the glare
of automobile headlights flashing on
their naked backs, seventeen mem
bers of the Industrial Workers of
the World were last night flogged
with keen lashed whips until streams
of blood ran in small rivulets on
tlie ground at their feet. After the
flogging they were tarred and feath
ered and given a hurried start out of
town with a positive warning never
to return.
Not a word was spoken during the
entire time which was consumed in
the work by any of those inflicting
the punishment, with the exception
of a formula spoken by one of the
members of the mob, who, as he
applied the hot pitch to the lacerat
ed backs of the I. W. W., slowly in
toned the words "In the name ot
the women and children of Belgium."
He then daubed the bleeding wounds
with hot pitch, after which feathers
were thrown on and the entire sev
enteen started toward the hills near
town.
The ceremony was performed by
sixty black robed men, w'ho, wrear
ng hoods and masks, seized the sev
enteen victims from the police after
they had been taken in charge for
seditious activities and attempting
to create riots in this city. The sixty
robed figures then took their prison
ers to the edge of the city in auto
mobiles which had previously been
provided and accomplished their pur
pose without interference from the
local authorities. No arrests have
yet been made.
DELICATESSEN
SALE A SUCCESS
The delicatessen sale at the N.
store yesterday, by the ladies of
Fairbanks, was a big success in ev
ery way. All articles sold were con
tributed by the housewives of the
city, and no expenses were attached
to the maintenance of the sale, thus
making the returns net. The amount
realized from the half-hour sale was
$104.50.
The sale returns are to be turned
into the fund for the Fairbanks bed
in the hospital at Neuilly, France.
The ladies In charge of the affair
wish to extend their hearty thanks
to the contributors. They also ask
that all those having pie plates,
cake plates, etc., on which they car
ried home purchases, will kindly re
turn them to the N. C. store.
MAIL WILL GET HERE
BEFORE NOON TODAY
The mail car which has been ex
pected in the city for two days
broke down near Salcha. It was be
ing repaired last night and is ex
pected in before noon today.
L
t A stiocialed Preaaj
WASHINGTON. I). 0 . No\ in.
N.it a single American, either nat
uralized or native horn, was injured
during the uprising of the Maximal
ist Bolsheviki taction in both I’etro
: 1 ind Moscow, accoi ding t" a
dispatch received thus morning by
the state department from Ambassa
dor Francis at Pelrograd. He states
that there is no rioting or other dis
■urliance being allowed by the revo
lutionists, and 0'^a.l guards for all
foreign legations are provided in or
der to insure complete safety for
their occupants.
The American ambassador also
stated that it is at present impos
sible to get any Information from the
outside world, as the Bolsheviks
hold all telegraph and telephone wires
leading into IVrograd and are not
making public any information re
garding conditions In the rest of
the country.
The state department this morn
ing stated that until the Russian
situation is more clearly defined by
the present lead rs, the United State
will practically s'spend relations
with Russia, a!' tough no change is
now contemplated in the govern
ment's attitude toward the shipment
of supplies foi he relief of eco
nomic conditions prevailing among
the civilian population of that coun
try.
GERMANS TAKE
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STOCKHOLM, Nov. In. According
to reports received here, t lit- Ger
man naval anti military forces today
occupied Helsingfors, the capital of
Finland anil ^ of the strongest
fortified ports at the entrance of the
Gulf of Finland. While these re
or; s have not been officially cun
firmed, there is considerable credence
given them, as it is believed that
this city has been one of Germany’s
main objectives in her Gulf of Riga
campaign.
Knute Albert Granberg, wlio was
recently transferred from the dis
trict board of Kitsap county, Wn.,
to local board No. 17, of this city,
is being huuted for as an alleged
deserter of the United States diaft
service.
Granberg was advertised for, ant!
posters were put up to the effect
that he had been drawn in the draft
in Kitsap county, but during the in
tervening time of registering and
drawing he had changed his placed
of residence to Fairbanks. Local
idvertising and personal inquiries
have failed to locate the man, and
it is thought by the war office au
:horities that the man will not show
,ip here, although it may be that he
ivas in the hills or some isolated
district during the time of advertis
ing.
Should the man show up in the
near future and prove to the satis
faction of the district board that In
das been ignorant of his being drawn
ind wanted, he will be allowed to re
port for service at the place where
he was called. The jurisdiction of tin
local board ends with advertising
for the man, and hence his case will
be dealt with by the district board
if which Luther C. Hess is the
chairman.
The expiration of his time was
November 8th, at which time adver
ising ceased. Granberg's order num
ber for service is 626 and his regis
iration number is 1527, Kitsap coun
tv, Washington.
KARSTENS ON WAY
TO NENANA IN CAR
Two automobiles left Fairbanks for
Nenana yesterday morning. One
proke down a few miles out, but the
:ar driven by Harry Karstens was
reported as still going.
Another trip will be made by Kar
itens next week, leaving this city
>n Wednesday morning.
Koland’s stage for Nenana will
eave here tomorrow at 7 A. M.
American Soldiers
Watching Bandits
VILLAISTAS BESIEGING OJINAGA
CLOSELY—AMERICAN TROOPS
PATROL RIVER FRONT
i Associated rraSsl
PRESIDIO. Texas, Nov 10 A
large force of Villa troops took
up their position around OJinaga,
xico. Just a >ss th 'river
from here, this morning, anil
the Mexican town is virtually in
a state of siege. Villa has sev
eral pieces of artillery and ap
parently a large quantity of am
munition. Ills force seems to be
well armed. The Mexican fed
ends are stoutly resisting the
assaults of the bandits and en
deavoring to hold out until as
sistance can reach them.
.Several hundred American sol
diers were rushed here last night
from nearby border points and
are patrolling the entire length
of the river front between th"
two towns. A close watch is be
ing kept on the bandits to pre
vent any attempt by them to
cross the river from succeeding.
The bandits are said to be un
der the personal command of
Rancho Villa, who is making a
determined effort to win back
his lost prestige.
SECRETARY OF
LABOR TO HOLD
( Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10 Sec
retary of Labor \V. I!. Wilson ar
rived here today from Washington
He has been appointed head of the
federal board of mediators who art
endeavoring to settle the strike of
the Pacific coast and northwestern
telephone operators and electrical
workers, which has completely de
moralized the communication sys
terns in those sections for the past
week.
The secretary had no statement
to make regarding any solution of
the strike, but said that he would
thoroughly investigate the existing
conditions and bring an immediate
end to the present situation. Con
sultations will he held wiUi both
sides of the controversy at once.
No intimation is given out as to
whether the government is planning
on assuming control of the Pacific
Telegraph and Telephone company's
plants, as has been suggested by
Mediator Reed.
The secretary also stated that he
would investigate, at the request of
President Wilson, the Mooney bomb
murder case In all its phases. Moon
ey, who was sentenced to life im
prisonment for implication in the
bomb murders which took place
here during the preparedness day
parade last year, was today trans
ferred from the local jail to Folsom
prison. He declared that his remov
al is a frameup by local officials in
order to get him out of the way be
fore the government begins its in
vestigation.
ALIENS TAKE
OUT PAPERS
Nick Vinvich and Alfred Samp
son, who registered, at the time of
draft registration as Austrian aliens
to the United States, have declared
their intention to become American
citizens.
While the aliens remain aliens,
they are not affected by the draft,
but having become declarants, they
will be subject to the draft law the
same as an American citizen.
The secretary of the local board
has a busy time keeping in touch
with the clerk’s office after declar
ants register there, changing the reg
istration records from aliens to dec
larants and forwarding reports to
Juneau, where the account is kept.
It is supposed by the local board
secretary that the men who are
anxious to become declarants at this
time are doing so that they may be
included in the draft drawing and
because they want to serve the Unit
ed States.
WOOLDRIDGE CAR LEAVES
FOR CLEARY TODAY
Edgar Wooldridge will go to Cleary
this morning, leaving from the Nor
dale hotel at 9:30.
OPPOSING ARMIES IN ITALY
LINE UP FOR REAL TEST OF
STRENGTH FOR FIRST TIME
« Associated Pr**s.s,
ITALIAN FIELD HBADQPAR
TERS IN NORTHERN ITALY, Nov
H1. On all sides It is recognized
that the first real test of strength
between the Austro-German invad
era and the Italian forces is at hand
since the Italian retreat began from
i the Isnnzo sector there has been nn
I real fighting test, as throughout the
entire time the Italians have been
withdrawing steadily to take up the
positions which they now occupy
These positions are declared to he
as strong as ran he devised by the
engineering experts of the alliisl na
tions, and were especially prepared
for just such a situation as now
confronts Italy.
The opposing armies are lined up
along a thirty-mile stretch of the
Piave river and are in fighting touch
over a wide front. From all indica
tions tomorrow will see the begin
ning of the greatest, battle In the
history of tho world. The Italian
rear guard crossed the Piave early
this morning and took up positions
(long with tho main force, which
preceded them by at least twenty
| four hours.
Special trains carrying Briti h
heavy artillery have bee. arriving
all day long, nad numbers o' bat
teries are already posted and re. d,
for the opening of the fight. Im
mense quantities of ammunition have
been piled up as resen stores li
case of need. The Kalians, with
the assistance of the British ar.d
| French are determined to break ip
the offensive of tho invaders at this
point
BERLIN REPORT
RERUN, Nov. 10 Adv. os receiv
ed by the war ollice this morn ng
! state that tile Teutonic troops have
earhi-d tin1 1’iave river and cap
Lured the small town of Asigo. The
Italians are apparently preparing to
stop tlie Austro-Llerman drive1 at this
point and desperate fighting is ex
pected within tie- next twenty-four
hours.
TREATMENT OF
PRISONERS IS
SHOWN GERMS
( A s.s.K'iate*! l’r* KS)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10
in old' ; to insure proper treatment
of Americans held captive by the
H-rman govrnment, the United
.Gates government today opened ne
-.ei atious with Germany for an agree
sunt governing the treatment of Am
ericans held by Germany and Ger
.;..:is held by America. Germ.my is
asked to reciprocate in the matter.
In order to show the German gov
ernment that America is taking tile
best of care of Germans now held
a this country, several sets of photo
graphs have been taken showing the
actual conditions which prevail in de
tent ion camps and giving reproduc
tions of the actual treatment which
all Germans are receiving. It is
hoped in this manner to win from
Germany the same treatment for Am
erican prisoners.
This action was determined on by
the government in view of tile re
enl reports being received from
various and reliable sources that Am
ericans held in German detention
camps are being kept on starvation
rations and unless relief is given will
suffer permanent serious injuries
therefrom.
RUNAWAY ON GARDEN ISLAND.
One of E. R. Peoples’ teams ran
away on Garden Island yesterday af
ternoon, across the bridge and up
Cushman street to Third, where they
turned and ran into the rear of
Peoples’ store.
A number of pedestrians on the
bridge climbed up on the railings to
keep from being struck by the sled,
which whipped from one side to the
other. Everyone stood aside on Cush
man street to let the team have
full swing, for no one could tel]
where they might be "headed.
BROADWAYS
DOWN
FOR ECONOMY
IAssociated f’tvssi
NEW YORK, Nov ID. The oiil
dais of the New Y'ork Broadway
association announced this morning
that the national fuel adiiiinixt ra
tion has ordered all electric H:gns
and surplus lights along the Gn at
White Way of New York to be ex
'inguished after 11 o’clock each ev
ening. The lights in the future will
not be turned on until 7:15 B. M.
This shortens by more than half
the hours during which the lights
have formerly been turned on. In
the past the signs and other illu
minating devices have been switched
dn at dusk and burned throughout
i lie entire night until broad daylight
j the following morning. The fuel ad
ministration estimates that this will
effect a considerable saving in the
fuel which is used for supplying the
electricity. Similar instructions
have been issued to other cities, and
it is slated that more than 250.000
tons of coal will be saved to the
nation each year in this manner.
The administrative order will he
roine effective tonight for the r,-st
■ time.
Turner-Wolerd
Wedding T riday
Mrs. Kate Turner and Mr. K. 11.
Woolerd were united in marriage
at the home of the bride Friday
night at 8 o’clock by Commission! r
Ileilig. The attendants of the cou
ple were Mr. and Mrs. Karl Fries*.
The groom Is a lumberman from
the lower river, being well known
among oldtimers here. The bride
has been in Fairbanks about a year
and a half.
Mr. and Mrs. Woolerd will be at
home shortly at their new home in
Hot Springs, where Mr. Woolerd has
just completed a new residence.
GERMAN PAPERS DO NOT SEE
EARLY PEACE WITH RUSSIA
• AS RESULT OF REVOLUTION
(Associated Vrvssi
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 10.- It is ap
parent that the German government
is not itself very confident that an
early peace will be effected with
the Russian nation from the tone
of the comments being made by
government papers upon the latest
Russian revolt. Without an excep
tion these papers editorially declare
that it would be unwise to predict
an early Russian peace from this
cause, as the state of conditions in
Russia make such negotiations much
too uncertain to be depended upon
They all assume, however, that
the recent developments do mean an
absolute end to the Russian military
forces as a factor in the war insofar
as Germany need be concerned. They
can no longer be a serious obstacle
to Germany’s military plans and can
be left out of all future calculations.
according to the opinion of both the
German officials and pubic.
No mention is made whatever in
any of the papers of any knowledge
of Nikolai Lenine's proposed three
months’ armistice of all warring na
tions, and it is thought here that
it is purposely ignored at the re
cjuest of the German government.
It is declared that even should
the present revolutionary’ govern
ment be able to maintain its pos>
tion and decide to continue the strug
gle, the land reforms and changes
in the industrial structure of the
country as outlined will render it
powerless to accomplish any material
change in reorganizing the Russian
forces. For this reason it is de
clared that Germany need no long* r
give Russia any consideration In
mapping out campaigns to wind up
the war.